Last night, I wore my new Jackson Classiques on the ice for the first time. Overall, they were great. There was just one problem: I have very flat feet, and apparently these skates have built-in arch supports. When I feel around inside the boot, I can only feel the slightest rise, surely nothing that I would even notice with my feet. But when I'm wearing the skates, it feels like a pebble is lodged just under my arch. This may be due to my neuromas--tiny cysts on the nerves. I think the arch supports are pressing right against them.
It was okay for the first five minutes or so, but then the pain got intense and I had to sit down. After that, I was able to skate for about ten minutes at a time, then rest for five minutes. The pain actually got worse when I sat down, sort of a rebound pain, I guess, but then it would fade to bearable levels.
I'm confident the arches will break down with time. (Will they?) But what am I supposed to do in the meanwhile? Do I need to replace the insoles? I would try swapping out the insoles from my Riedells, but even though they're the same size, they're bigger. I would have to cut them to fit, and that would leave me with a pair of unusable Riedells.
Any ideas?